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Recap - Oral Roberts Defeats Nebraska-Omaha 81-78
Oral Roberts got 24 points and 16 rebounds from Kevin Obanor en route to a 81-78 victory over Nebraska-Omaha on Wednesday at Mabee Center.
Bettors who backed Oral Roberts were disappointed, as they failed to cover the closing number of -7.0.
Deondre Burns had 18 points for Oral Roberts and Emmanuel Nzekwesi chipped in with 13 points. Deondre Burns had 5 assists for them, while Kevin Obanor was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 16 boards.
Nebraska-Omaha got 16 points from Matt Pile in a losing cause and another 14 points from Marlon Ruffin. KJ Robinson contributed 8 assists for them, while Matt Pile had 10 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Oral Roberts were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
Nebraska-Omaha had a 45-35 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Oral Roberts takes its act home to face South Dakota looking for another win. For Nebraska-Omaha, they head home to face Denver.